LG DLG7188RM Owners Manual - Page 7

The following instructions will help guide you through the initial steps of setting up your dryer for use. Please note that every section of this manual provides important information regarding the preparation and use of your dryer, and it is important that you review this entire manual before proceeding with any installation or use. More detailed instructions concerning electrical connections, gas connections, and exhaust requirements are provided in other parts of this manual. Choose a location with a solid floor for your dryer. Place the dryer at least eighteen inches above the floor for a garage installation. After placing the dryer in the desired location, please make sure that it has the required clearances shown below. If you are installing your dryer in a manufactured or mobile home, please refer to STEP 9 below for additional instructions. Certain minimum clearances are required _he sides of the unit as shown below. Those required minimum clearances are set forth in the picture below. Please keep the following instructions in mind when installing in a closet or recessed area: • Consider allowing additional clearance for hlstalladon and servicing. • Wall, door and floor molding may force additional clearances. • An additional inch of clearance is recommended to minimize noise transfer. • Consider space needed for companion appliances. • For closet installations, the picture below shows the minhnum required ventilation openings for the door. A louvered door with comparable ventilation openings is also acceptable. 3Bt (7.6 cm) 48 t_2. (310 cm 2) ventilation hole * Most installations require a minimum 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) clearance behind the dryer for the exhaust vent with elbow. Leveling legs should be secured. All four legs are stably placed on the solid and even fleer. if dryer is not levN, laundry may not tumble properly and sensor will not detect the accurate humidity information. When leveling, please be cautious not to injure your lingers and toes. If you install the dryer on the optional pedstal. it is nessary to level with the pedestal levNing legs. 24*'2 (155 cm_).. (7.6 cm) ventilation hole "i _ (2.54cm) 29.9" (76.1 cm) (2.54cm) 0" _ (0 cm) 27" _1_0" (68.6 cm) (0 cm) 7